According to the New York Times race ratings in October 2012, one of the 11 districts was considered to be in play, District 2.[2]

The Center for Voting and Democracy (Fairvote) projected that Democrats would win three districts while Republicans would win six seats. It did not make a projection for the remaining two districts.[3]

Primary competitiveness

Virginia had the 43rd most competitive congressional primaries in 2012, with 27.27% of major party primaries having been contested (6 out of 22). The national average was 54.31%.

Eleven U.S. House incumbents sought re-election in Virginia in 2012. 4 of those 11 (36.36%) faced a primary challenger. Nationwide, 200 out of the 386 incumbents seeking re-election faced a primary challenger (51.81%).

Partisan breakdown

Heading into the November 6 election, the Republican Party held eight of the 11 congressional seats from Virginia.

Margin of victory for winners

There were a total of 11 seats up for election in 2012 in Virginia. The following table shows the margin of victory for each district winner, which is calculated by examining the percentage difference between the top-two vote getters. If the race was uncontested, the margin of victory is listed as 100%.

Candidates

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